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51ԹϺ's School of Public Policy and Leadership offers courses in data visualization that are helping to create a workforce pipeline.
A collection of news highlights featuring students and faculty.
From the desert to the mountains to the market, Honors College student Allister Dias explores Morocco as part of Lee Business School's Global Entrepreneurship Experience.
The former student body president and longtime donor passes away, 60 years after 51ԹϺ's first commencement.
A roundup of the top news stories featuring 51ԹϺ students and faculty.
As the nation's most-watched sports entertainment event rolls into town, 51ԹϺ researchers are available to provide expertise.
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Joseph Dutra remembers the sticker shock he saw for the price of cocoa beans. As the manufacturer of Kimmie Candy in Reno, Dutra’s business purchases chocolate ingredients one year in advance. Cocoa beans from Africa – also feeling the effects of inflation – cost roughly $3,000 per metric ton in 2023. In April, the market was up to $12,000, before more recently settling around $7,000.
When the economy shifts no bells ring, smoke signals rise or, more contemporarily, smartphone alerts sound. You may not even notice, but economists do. So, when the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, aka the lords of interest rates, cut rates by 50 basis points in September and another 25 basis points in November, economists and market analysts took notice.
When the economy shifts no bells ring, smoke signals rise or, more contemporarily, smartphone alerts sound. You may not even notice, but economists do. So, when the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, aka the lords of interest rates, cut rates by 50 basis points in September and another 25 basis points in November, economists and market analysts took notice.
If you’re thinking about going up to Mt. Charleston to cut your own Christmas tree, think again. It’s illegal. And if you think everyone knows that, keep in mind that an estimated 115 people move to Clark County every day. That’s according to 51ԹϺ’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
A cup of coffee will likely run you 21 percent more now than it did before the pandemic, according to new data provided by 51ԹϺ.
Longtime Nevada politician Shelley Berkley is about to become the next mayor of the City of Las Vegas. She discusses the biggest issues she wants to address once in office and her goals for the city. Then, we go to the 51ԹϺ Center for Business and Economic Research Economic Forecast, where experts share their outlook for what we might see in Southern Nevada going forward.
